Ramblings

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Willie and I suited up to race today at the sequoia classic: Sometimes that just how the cookie crumbles. But today wasn’t one of the those days. The cookie sprouted some arms and legs and ripped our beautifully crafted plans to pieces after a relatively flawless…

The team is lucky enough to have the ultimate tire and wheel setup this year. We have lightweight carbon fiber wheels that we’re going to set up tubeless. It doesn’t get any better than that! We’re going to be rolling on all new hoops from…

The computer mount on my handlebars is held together by electrical tape. Wrapped in an infinity-like design it somehow holds the mount and my Wahoo cycling computer in place for at least a little while longer. My cleats don’t make a clicking sound when I…

I have been sick or injured for most of the year and it’s been all I can do to keep motivated. I came into this year with massive goals and found myself having to cross them out one after another rather than checking them off. I…

Jobst Brandt died last night at the age of 80. Jobst was a very influential character in the cycling world, and though he may not realize it, he affected me greatly. Jobst knew how to travel light on multi day tours in Europe, in the…

You will not be able to stay home, racer You will not be able to clip in, turn on and break out You will not be able to lose yourself on skaggs And skip out for beer during commercials Because Copperopolis will not…

Team camp on Marc Pro – Strava has become somewhat of a thing. Our first year we headed to Marin and stayed in a nice big house with a view of the city, then we headed to Santa Cruz, and we’ve done Napa. All pretty…

My teammate, George Smith, and I flew over to Italy to race in the Worlds Masters Road Race in Trento. We spent a few days training before the big event, and then raced as well as we could. The race didn’t turn out as we…

Last Friday night, two weeks ago, I piled my road bike and TT rig into my minivan and began the journey up to the illustrious town of Paskenta. For those unfamiliar, Paskenta is west of Corning and north of College City… Maybe that doesn’t help?…